Alexxandra

A bundle of all essays for PBE1 to guide you through your course. I passed all of these essays, and got 8.5 for Porter and 9.5 for Harberger.

Essay on "Application of the principle of exchange and self-interest in the context of my education at the University of Amsterdam" for the subject of Principles of Business and Economics 1, Business Administration at UvA. Was graded a "pass".

Essay on "Evaluation of the relevance of Walter Bagehot’s ‘Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market” in modern banking system" for the subject of Principles of Business and Economics 1, Business Administration at UvA. Was graded a "pass".

Essay on "A takeover of The Coffee Equipment Company by Starbucks explained with “The Nature of the Firm” by R. H. Coase" for the subject of Principles of Business and Economics 1, Business Administration at UvA. Was graded a "pass".

Essay on "The conservativeness of Harberger’s welfare loss estimation", about Harberger's triangles. Subject of Principles of Business and Economics 1, Business Administration at UvA. Was graded a 9.5.

Essay on "Application of concepts from “The Use of Knowledge in Society” by F. Hayek to the Internet" for the subject of Principles of Business and Economics 1, Business Administration at UvA. Was graded a "pass".

Essay on the topic "The relevance of Michael Porter’s Five Forces Framework in the context of Amazon" as part of Principles of Business and Economics 1, Business Administration course at UvA. Scored an 8.5.

Bachelor thesis on topic "An Empirical Investigation of ESG Mutual Funds Performance in the U.S.". I collected and investigated a sample of 40 U.S. ESG mutual funds between 2012 and 2022. As a measure of funds’ profitability, Jansen’s alpha is estimated via the CAPM, Carhart's four-factor model and the Fama-French five-factor model. This work was graded an 8.

BRM group project on topic "To what extent are Big Five Personality Traits and Emotional Intelligence Training Related to Employees’ Job Performance?" based on the dataset that our group was given. The essay was graded an 8.

This document provides answers to all tutorial questions for the course Business Law and Ethics (for both Business Administration and Economics students). These same questions were used at the FINAL EXAM and at the resit of 2021. This document was used by 3 students, all of whom achieved a final grade of 8.5 for the course.

Concise summary notes on math SL Statistics and Probabilities from a student who got 7 on the final exam. I used a Haese Mathematics (third edition) book (chapters 20-24), plus some of the notes taken during class. I made this summary for myself, right before final exams, and I included everything that I thought was important/relevant to the finals. It is very example-based (tried to use all possible examples for each topic). COVERED TOPICS: spread of data, boxplots, cumulative frequency, varian...

Concise summary notes on math SL calculus from a student who got 7 on the final exam. I used a Haese Mathematics (third edition) book (chapters 14-19), plus some of the notes taken during class. I made this summary for myself, right before final exams, and I included everything that I thought was important/relevant to the finals. It is very example-based (tried to use all possible examples for each topic). COVERED TOPICS: limits, derivatives (1st, 2nd and higher), differentiation from 1st princi...

A comparative study of works “Misty and Jimmy-Paulette in a taxi, NYC” by Nan Goldin, “Woman with a Flower” by Paul Gauguin and “Self Portrait as a Heel” by Jean-Michel Basquiat. RQ: In a culture where we are surrounded by ideas and images of “what we should be”, how can one shape a personality that remains genuine for her/himself? This CS can be used as a guide and an inspiration for your own one, and will help you to save time and effort on your way of getting a 7. (The previ...

Physics SL IA on frequency of guitar string oscillations and evaluating the accurancy of a guitar tuner. This is a good example of how a physics SL IA should be structured/formatted, and the RQ should be explored. This IA can be used as a guide and an inspiration for your own one, and will help you to save time and effort on your way of getting a 7.

A commentary on tariffs. Scored a 7 as a separate commentary, all commentaries together were 1 point away from a 7 after an external moderation. Bear in mind that the article itself is also attached at the very end of the document.

A commentary on unemployment. Scored high 6. Bear in mind that the article itself is also attached at the very end of the document.

A commentary on price controls. Scored 7. Bear in mind that the article itself is also attached at the very end of the document.

Topic: probabilities and password cracking. The final grade was a 7 (18/20). ~~~ In this IA, I determined the criteria of a strong password that cannot be easily broken by computer. Then I derived formula and calculated how long it would take to crack passwords of different strengths. As an extension, I explored the use of different hacking methods at the same time and determined which method is more effective. ~~~ This IA can be used as a guide and an inspiration for your own one and will help ...